I saw Alan Jones at the Long Beach Grand Prix earlier in the 1977 season, in his first race for Shadow. At one point in practice, he whipped through a section of track so fast I turned to the guy next to me and said "He's going to be World Champion someday."

Andretti and Nielson were driving the Lotus 78, complete with early ground effect technology, no doubt giving them a nice grip advantage in the wet conditions.

And not a track limit violation in sight

Great cars, great drivers, great times!

Rip Niki

Andretti was approaching 40yrs of age. That was considered "old" then in the 1970s.

3:07 Andretti blowing by Lauda...then making him look like he's in reverse...lol 🤯

Rip Drunken Trumpet Guy

The organizers didn’t have the Australian national anthem on hand, so they played “Happy Birthday” for Jones instead. Not the worst choice of music?

That Lotus has so so much more downforce than the rest of the grid. I've always read about it, now I've seen it

The only win for a Shadow.

I don't think Alan Jones speaks German!